According to Charania and Slater, Kuminga’s team presented the Warriors with a three-year, $82 million offer that would help the team stay under the second apron, thus ensuring that they maintain the ability to use the taxpayer mid-level exception. For now, it seems that price is too high for the Dubs ... at least without some options in there.

One Warriors free agent more or less confirmed that what's been going on with Kuminga has been what's holding up everything else. On Thursday's episode of NBA Today, ESPN's Marc J. Spears confirmed that Gary Payton II confirmed in three words that Kuminga is holding up everything.

Neither side reportedly is eager to have Kuminga back in the Bay Area next season, but things seem headed that way.